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U.S. stocks decline after record highs amid retail sales data
U.S. stocks fell, after benchmark indexes climbed to record levels last week, even as government data showed retail sales unexpectedly rose in April. more
Soaring costs hampering U.S. housing rebound
Even as U.S. housing rebounds from its worst downturn since the 1930s, production bottlenecks are pushing up building-materials costs, land prices are rising and skilled labor ready to begin work is hard to find. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/29/13

Exports from R.I. fall 5.1% in March
Exports from the Ocean State fell 5.1 percent in March to $183.1 million on a month-to-month, seasonally adjusted basis after falling 15.3 percent in February, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com. more
| 5/23/13
Metro area foreclosure, delinquency rates fall in March
The Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area foreclosure rate fell 0.11 percentage points for March compared with the same period in 2012, CoreLogic said Thursday. more
| 5/23/13
U.S. stocks are little changed after 4-week rally amid deals
U.S. stocks were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed for four straight weeks to an all-time high, as investors weighed corporate acquisitions. more
Report: Affordable housing ‘essential’ to R.I. growth
Workers in Rhode Island’s three most-frequently employed occupation groups earn less than needed to afford the average two-bedroom apartment in the Ocean State, according to HousingWorks RI’s spring affordable housing report. more
| 5/24/13
Housing rebound in U.S. boosts Feb. labor numbers
Construction hiring surged in February by the most in almost six years, highlighting the benefits to the U.S. economy from a revitalized housing market. more
Bloomberg News | 3/18/13
Productivity cooling as gains from tech boom fade
Four years into an expansion, the productivity of American workers has slowed and some economists say there are few signs it will soon rebound. more
Bloomberg News | 5/13/13
R.I. lags but focus on manufacturing would help a lot
Rhode Island remains behind other states in New England when looking at major economic indicators such as growth of the gross state product and the unemployment rate. However, the state economy is slowly regaining momentum. more
Guest Column:
Edward M. Mazze and Edinaldo Tebaldi | 5/27/13
Manufacturing in R.I. is modern and strong
Last week’s World Trade Day, the 28th edition of the annual Bryant University event, and the largest of its kind in the Northeast, if not the country, had an added bonus. more
5/27/13
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